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Default Interesting Lead Acid Battery facts

"purple_stars" wrote in
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Do they last that long ? I have my doubts. In fact, I'm starting to
think that the best way to go is to just find a supplier of the
cheapest thick plate lead acid battery you can find and buy your banks
there with the intention of replacing them all after 3 or 4 years.



Of course not. With AGM batteries there's no way of measuring their
condition in the acid-soaked gauze wrapping. You can't replace lost
electrolye water from the charging so you're stuck, eventually, with
dried out gauze and no juice. The price is a pure ripoff....it's a "boat
battery", right? It's supposed to be 8 times higher. Boaters are rich,
right, and don't care what they pay for real quality in a pretty red
plastic case....right?




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